Crete weather by month

Check out Crete weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum daytime temperature °F
57°F maximum daytime temperature in January in Heraklion57
57°F maximum daytime temperature in February in Heraklion57
59°F maximum daytime temperature in March in Heraklion59
66°F maximum daytime temperature in April in Heraklion66
73°F maximum daytime temperature in May in Heraklion73
81°F maximum daytime temperature in June in Heraklion81
82°F maximum daytime temperature in July in Heraklion82
82°F maximum daytime temperature in August in Heraklion82
77°F maximum daytime temperature in September in Heraklion77
72°F maximum daytime temperature in October in Heraklion72
66°F maximum daytime temperature in November in Heraklion66
59°F maximum daytime temperature in December in Heraklion59
Hours of sunshine (daily)
Days with some rainfall
12 days with some rainfall in January in Heraklion12
11 days with some rainfall in February in Heraklion11
8 days with some rainfall in March in Heraklion8
5 days with some rainfall in April in Heraklion5
3 days with some rainfall in May in Heraklion3
1 day with some rainfall in June in Heraklion1
0 days with some rainfall in July in Heraklion0
0 days with some rainfall in August in Heraklion0
1 day with some rainfall in September in Heraklion1
5 days with some rainfall in October in Heraklion5
8 days with some rainfall in November in Heraklion8
12 days with some rainfall in December in Heraklion12
Sea temperature °F
61°F sea temperature in January in Heraklion61
59°F sea temperature in February in Heraklion59
59°F sea temperature in March in Heraklion59
61°F sea temperature in April in Heraklion61
66°F sea temperature in May in Heraklion66
72°F sea temperature in June in Heraklion72
77°F sea temperature in July in Heraklion77
77°F sea temperature in August in Heraklion77
75°F sea temperature in September in Heraklion75
72°F sea temperature in October in Heraklion72
68°F sea temperature in November in Heraklion68
64°F sea temperature in December in Heraklion64

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The climate guide for Crete (Heraklion) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

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Compare Crete with the UK

Below the Crete chart shows average maximum daytime temperature for Crete (Heraklion) and the UK (London).

Maximum daytime temperature (°F)

Crete (Heraklion)
UK (London)
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66
55
73
63
81
68
82
72
82
72
77
66
72
59
66
50
59
46
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